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English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Thu, December 11, 2025
10:00 A.M.
Parkway Central Library
Build your confidence in speaking English while meeting other adults in a casual learning environment. No registration is required. This group is for intermediate/advanced English speakers and is led by Free Library volunteer Elizabeth. The group will meet in BRIC 60 on the ground floor. …
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Sew What?! Evening Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Thu, December 11, 2025
5:00 P.M.
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Parkway Central Library
Sew What?! Is a clever and creative get together for crafters who do crochet, knitting, sewing, embroidery, quilting, felting, and more. Want to share what you're making with other fabric crafters? Join us to collaborate and learn! Our staff of library workers can help you learn to use a…
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Beginner Spanish Learning Circle
Thu, December 11, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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Parkway Central Library
Beginning Spanish Learning Circle Parkway Central Library HEIM 131/132 (1901 Vine Street, 19103) Thursdays 6-7 pm (starting October 23, 2025) Join this group to learn and practice basic Spanish grammar and vocabulary for beginners. We'll use Mango Languages at our library meetings…
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Preschool Storytime
Fri, December 12, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join Scout in Montgomery Auditorium for stories, songs, and rhymes, and stay for playtime afterwards! Intended for our friends ages 6 and under and their caregivers. This program has ASL interpretation.
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Chair Yoga
Fri, December 12, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Science and Wellness
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for a 1-hour gentle yoga practice that uses a chair for seating and balance. Taught by Janet McAllister Faulls, a registered yoga teacher with over 13 years of experience in Philadelphia. All ages and abilities welcome. Please dress comfortably! Class will be held in Room…
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FLoP Bowl Grand Finals
Sat, December 13, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Field Teen Center
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Parkway Central Library
*** Registration is only open until September 15, 2025. Call or ask a librarian in person for signup info.*** Teens 12-18 are invited to participate in the 2025 FLoP (Free Library of Philadelphia) Bowl Grand Finals event at Localhost! Teens will compete live on stage at Localhost esports center…
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Pre-Kwanzaa Concert with Karen Smith!
Sat, December 13, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Music Department
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Parkway Central Library
Learn songs, movement, and the seven principals of Kwanzaa with PEW fellow Karen Smith and her Drum Ensemble! "It's never too early to talk about Unity - Umoja - the first principle of Kwanzaa, and close out the year with Joy, Hope and Peace!"
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Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Mon, December 15, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join Miss Mary for stories, songs, rhymes, and bounces! Stay for playtime immediately following storytime! Intended for our friends ages 2 and under and their caregivers. Cooler weather? We'll have storytime in the auditorium on the ground floor! Warmer weather? We'll be…
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Japanese Conversation Group- Beginner
Mon, December 15, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Parkway Central Library
Build your confidence in speaking Japanese while meeting other adults in a casual learning environment. No registration is required. This group is for beginning Japanese learners and is led by Free Library volunteer Stephanie. The classes will take place on the Ground floor in BRIC…
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Red Cross Blood Drive
Mon, December 15, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Science and Wellness
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Parkway Central Library
There is a critical need for blood donations in the region and in the nation in general. The need for blood is constant and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every 2 to 3 seconds and most of us will need…
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Teen Digital Literacy - Data for Sale
Mon, December 15, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Field Teen Center
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Parkway Central Library
Part of the Teen Digital Literacy series brought to you by Field Teen Center and Common Sense Media. Join the conversation, play games, and share your opinions! "Companies are rarely transparent about how they're using, selling, and storing users' data.Sold or hacked data may…
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Altered Consciousness: A Film Series with EPR
Mon, December 15, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Education Philosophy and Religion Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us in the Montgomery Auditorium at Parkway Central Library for the next installation in this film series! This series will feature screenings and discussions of movies that explore the theme of altered consciousness: hallucinations, dreams, memory. Screenings will take place monthly…
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Baby and Toddler Playtime!
Tue, December 16, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Play, talk, sing and explore books and toys while listening to music and gaining social, emotional, fine and gross motor skills. This program is intended for babies and toddlers along with parents, grandparents or caregivers. We will be meeting in the Storyhour Room.
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Free Library Chess Club
Tue, December 16, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Heim Center for Cultural and Civic Engagement
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Parkway Central Library
Are you looking for a place to play chess, or are you interested in learning how to play? Join us on Tuesdays from 4:00-7:00 pm in the Heim Center on the First Floor. We have 20 chess sets and a limited amount of clocks available for use, or feel free to bring your own. RSVP at Facebook…
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English Conversation Group - Intermediate+
Tue, December 16, 2025
5:45 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Build your confidence in speaking English while meeting other adults in a casual learning environment. No registration is required. This group is for intermediate/advanced English speakers and is led by Free Library volunteer Elizabeth. The group will meet in BRIC 60 on the ground floor. …
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Languages of Philadelphia: French | Heure du conte bilingue en français pour toute la famille
Wed, December 17, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Bilingual French Family Storytime Have you ever wanted to learn another language? Join us at Parkway Central Library in Montgomery Auditorium for a special French storytime! Part of our Languages of Philadelphia storytime series, this storytime is intended for children aged 6 and under and their…
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Sew What?! Afternoon Sewcial-Needle Crafts
Wed, December 17, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
Sew What?! Is a clever and creative get together for crafters who do crochet, knitting, sewing, embroidery, quilting, felting, and more. Want to share what you're making with other fabric crafters? Join us to collaborate and learn! Our staff of library workers can help you learn to use a…
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Mindfulness Meditation | Practice Session
Wed, December 17, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Science and Wellness
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Parkway Central Library
Join instructor Maceo Hood in a beginner friendly meditation class. In this one-hour course, we will practice and discuss the benefits of mindful meditation. At least thirty minutes will be devoted to a guided meditation. Maceo received his certification from the Institute for Organizational…
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Career Vision Board
Wed, December 17, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
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Parkway Central Library
Get crafty and reflect on your career goals at the BRIC! Taking the time to reflect and envision your career path can help clarify your personal goals. Use your finished vision board as a source of inspiration and encouragement. The BRIC will provide all necessary materials,…
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Thought Club
Wed, December 17, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Education Philosophy and Religion Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for a philosophy reading and discussion group facilitated by FLP librarian Jessica Brown. Every other Wednesday we will dive into text excerpts, essays, lectures in the field of philosophy- reading together and discussing along the way.